Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Vivien JP
Human Physiology Week 1-6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The normal reading or range of normal is called the: | Set Point |
| The body’s thermostat is located in the: | Hypothalamus |
| Intracellular parasites that consist of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat and sometimes by a lipoprotein envelope are called: | Viruses |
| The contraction of the uterus during the birth of a baby is an example of _____ feedback. | Positive |
| Of the 11 major body systems, what is the least involved in maintaining homeostasis? | Reproductive |
| The term that literally means self-immunity is: | Autoimmunity |
| Processes for maintaining or restoring homeostasis are known as: | Homeostatic control mechanisms |
| The body naturally changes some set points to different values at different times of the day. These daily cyles are called: | Circadian Cycles |
| What term describes a signal traveling toward a particular center or point of reference? | Afferent |
| What level of control operates at the cell level, often using genes and enzymes to regulate cell function? | Intracellular Regulation |
| What is the most important monosaccharide? | Glucose |
| What carbon-containing molecules formed by living things are often called? | Organic Molecules |
| Proteins are polymers of: | Amino Acids |
| What determines how a protein performs? | Shape |
| What term means “water loving” and applies to the phospholipid head? | Hydrophilic |
| All proteins have which four elements? | Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen, and Nitrogen |
| Any large molecule made up of many identical small molecules is called? | Polymer |
| What term is often used to describe certain arrangements of atoms attached to the carbon core of many organic molecules? | Functional Group |
| The lipid that is often referred to as a tissue hormone is? | Prostaglandin |
| What is the most important factor in determining the physical and chemical properties of fatty acids? | Degree of saturation |
| Amino acids frequently become joined by: | Peptide bonds |
| Which lipid acts as a “tissue hormone”? | Prostaglandin |
| The amino group in an amino acid is: | NH3+ |
| The alpha helix is an example of which level of protein structure? | Secondary |
| A structural lipid found in the cell membrane is a: | Phospholipid |
| A _____ is a functional group that is temporarily unattached and is highly reactive because of unpaired electrons. | Free Radical |
| When two molecules of glucose are joined, they form which disaccharide? | Maltose |
| A saline solution that contains a higher concentration of salt than a red blood cell would be: | Hypertonic |
| Twenty-three chromosomes per cell in humans is referred to as: | Haploid |
| Transcription can be best described as the: | Synthesis of mRNA |
| Materials can be moved from a low concentration to a high concentration through: | Active Transport |
| An individual’s entire set of DNA can be referred to as a: | Genome |
| During which stage of mitosis do the centrioles move to the opposite poles of the cell? | Prophase |
| The pairing of bases of a strand of DNA is obligatory. If a strand of DNA were composed of the base sequence of ATCG, what would be the obligatory sequence of its opposing base pairs? | TAGC |
| The hair papilla consists of _____ tissue. | Dermal |
| The hair follicle is found in the: | Dermis |
| Which skin layer has cells that look prickly because of the desmosomes that join the cells together? | Stratum Spinosum |
| Smooth muscles that produce goose pimples when they contract are the _____ muscles. | Arrector Pili |
| The gland responsible for the waxy secretion in the external ear canal is: | Ceruminous |
| Fingernail growth is the result of the mitosis of the cells in the stratum: | Germinativum |
| Which cells help destroy pathogens and damaged tissue in the brain? | Microglia |
| Which tissue is most likely to form a keloid scar as it heals? | Connective |
| Connective tissue forms from stem cell tissue called: | Mesenchyme |
| Which cells form the blood-brain barrier that protects the brain from harmful substances in the blood? | Astrocytes |
| The type of tissue that contains cells called neurons is called: | Nervous |
| Which type of connective tissue helps newborns maintain body temperature by producing heat? | Brown fat |
| Which is not a function of connective tissue? | Communication |
| Areolar tissue usually contains which types of cells in the greatest number? | Fibroblasts |
| During childbirth, a baby passes through an imaginary plane called the: | Pelvic Outlet |
| Until bone growth in length is complete, a layer of the cartilage, known as the _____, remains between the epiphysis and diaphysis. | Epiphyseal Plate |
| Bones act as a reservoir for which minerals? | Calcium and Phosphorus |
| In bone formation, the cells that produce the organic matrix are the: | Osteoblasts |
| The bone positioned most superiorly on the human skeleton: | Frontal |
| A condition that is caused by an abnormally increased roundness in the thoracic curvature is: | Kyphosis |
| The cell organelles that synthesize organic matrix substances in bone formation are: | Endoplasmic Reticulum and Golgi Apparatus |
| Blood calcium levels involve secretion of which two hormones? | Parathyroid and Calcitonin |
| The primary ossification center of a long bone is located: | in the diaphysis |
| Hematopoiesis is carried out in the: | Red Bone Marrow |
| A condyloid joint is an example of a _____ joint. | Biaxial |
| Which type of muscle does not have T-tubules? | Smooth |
| Stretching the foot down and back and pointing the toe is called: | Plantar Flexion |
| The substance that attracts oxygen in the myoglobin molecule is: | Iron |
| After it is released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum, the calcium combines with which protein? | Troponin |
| Which joint allows for the widest range of movement? | Ball and socket |
| Endurance training is also known as: | Aerobic training |
| The purpose of creatine phosphate in muscle contraction is to: | Replenish energy supply |
| Most body movements are _____ contractions. | Isotonic |
| What proteins found in myofilaments contains the cross-bridges? | Myosin |
Created by:
VivienJP
Popular Physiology sets